Roll Handling Systems

Automated Systems

Automatic Handling Systems for pulp & paper mills are installed immediately following the paper machines' winder, where rolls are wound up on paper cores and discharged upon completion. These systems often accommodate rolls from multiple paper machines and need to be robust with higher cycle times. Roll handling systems usually begin with a full-width ramp and sortation stops to force the roll set to break up into individual rolls, which allows operators to tape the tails safely. Next, the system discharges the roll set to the full-width plate stop and conveyor.

​The system separates rolls using end-to-end conveyor transfers. Automatic Handling uses a platform of standard equipment for conveying rolls through the mill, depending on the project's layout and operational requirements. An electronic measuring station measures roll length, diameter, and weight, and sends the data to the mill system. The system automatically labels rolls with either a kick-up turning roller station or robotic labeler. After that rolls go through the strapping station where the system bands the bilge with two or three metal straps. The rolls are then grouped in sets in conformity with data from the mill and are upended either individually or together for stacking. Finally, the system sends rolls to the accumulation conveyors where they accumulate for pick up and transport to rail cars or warehouse locations.

​Automatic Handling has a staff of electrical and controls engineers who specialize in fully optimizing automated systems. They have thousands of hours of expertise designing, developing, and programming roll handling systems for roll unloading, individual roll handling, narrow-slit handling, manual and fully automatic roll palletizing, etc. The importance of considering a complete manufacturing effort from end to end is vital to accommodate a variety of roll widths and diameters, along with understanding the end goals of a customer before a sing piece of equipment is designed.

Narrow Slit Handling

​Our roll handling technical capabilities have made us a global leader in our field of business. We design our customers the best suitable logistical solutions to boost their mill efficiency, and this gives us the expertise to optimize inline processes such as roll breaking or the handling and transfer of narrow slits.

​Palletization

​Automatic Handling has a breadth of pallet handling designs for integrating pallets with rolls. When rolls transfer to or from pallets, they often rotate between core vertical and core horizontal - when this happens on the same level we call it an upender or downender. When the transfer is over multiple floor levels, we call it a lowerator. Whether dispensing pallets at an upender, before or after packaging or while placing various rolls on a single pallet - Automatic Handling can help guide customers into creating the best system solution for their material handling needs.

​Upending & Lowerating

​Automatic Handling has a long history of supplying lift, upenders, and lowerators for roll handling. Multi-floor operations often require the rapid movement of parent rolls over multiple levels. Automatic Handling can help design, build, and install these unique machines at your facility.

​Integrated Roll Measuring Stations

​Automatic Handling utilizes roll measuring stations as part of an integrated system for collecting and verifying winder and stored data. Quality assurance in roll handling arrangements can integrate with industry-leading manufacturing execution systems or enterprise resource planning software, or any other data-driven quality assurance program. These types of on PLC programs are especially helpful for eliminating downtime for maintenance.